Apparently they are no longer just boffins and nerds. Today's SIGINT analysts are social creatures:

"The stereotype of the SIGINTer as an introvert incapable of looking you in the eye was never altogether inaccurate, but increasingly we have a cadre of well-spoken, well-rounded and outgoing young people," Bruce said.

"They overcome their introversion because the subject matter so enthralls them that they have to share it."